Colonel Richard W. Ulbrich Memorial Book Award

Announcement published by Michael Beauchamp on Monday, January 22, 2018

Type:

Prize

Date:

January 1, 2018 to March 1, 2018

Location:

United States

Subject Fields:

American History / Studies, Diplomacy and International Relations, Maritime History / Studies, Military History

Colonel Richard W. Ulbrich

Memorial Book Award

(1775-1897 Category)

The U.S. Military History Group is pleased to request nominations for a book prize, named for Richard W. Ulbrich (1921-2008). He served as a bombardier in the USAAF’s 376th Heavy Bombardment Group during World War II. Ulbrich flew on strategic bombing missions on B-24s based out of southern Italy in 1944 and 1945. After the war ended, Ulbrich served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and retired as a colonel in 1981. He eventually lived in Dayton, Ohio, where he sang many solos at churches, raised his family, and spent nearly four decades working as a civilian engineer at Wright-Patterson AFB. An oral history interview with Colonel Ulbrich can be viewed at http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/376OrHis/id/54.

The USMHG’s2017 Ulbrich Award will recognize the outstanding book on United States Military History covering any topic, methodology, service, or region within (or substantially involving) the period 1775 to 1897. The winning author(s) will receive a plaque and a monetary prize sponsored by the USMHG.

Nominated books must have a publication date of 2016 or 2017 and must be in print no later than July 1, 2017. Please note that neither page nor galley proofs will be accepted. Subsequent editions or paperback re-issues of previously published works are likewise ineligible. No books will be considered for more than one year and for more than one award.

The Award Selection Committee will consider works by individual or multiple authors making substantial contributions to U.S. military history. In addition, significant anthologies, memoirs, or reference materials are eligible. Again, the work must deal with U.S. military history between 1775 and 1897. If doubts arise, the committee will have the discretion to accept or reject a submission.

The deadline for submitting books to the Award Selection Committee is1 March 2018. To nominate a book, please send an email to Dr. Michael Beauchamp ( usmhg1775-1897@gmail.com ), the committee’s non-voting secretary, who will record the nomination, provide the necessary mailing addresses to authors or presses, and manage the related correspondence. Please keep in mind that the USMHG requires four copies—one for each member of the selection committee, plus Dr. Beauchamp. Books submitted will not be returned to their authors or presses.

Decisions:

The Award Selection Committee will make its selection by 1 August 2018. The winning author will be notified that same month. Then, the USMHG will announce the 2017 Ulbrich Award-winning book and author via social media. Finally, the award-winning book will be listed with the committee’s one-page endorsement in the December issue of U.S. Military History Review. The committee’s decision is final.